Is this the only time you have changed the fluid in that tranny? How many
miles on the trans? Did they flush it or just change what came out in the
pan?
I also have a 98 318 auto. When I got the truck it would stick in second
gear and it had 60k miles on it. I had the trans flushed and it
straightened it out and have been doing it every 30k miles since. The truck
now has about 166k. I did just put a new radiator in it too, but the
radiator developed a small leak and it was time to retire it.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Dale Schultz
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 8:26 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Auto Tranny Shifting problems
Hi:
I have a 1998 with 318 and auto transmission. It has developed some
shifting
problem and as the temperature goes up the problem gets worst. In the
winter
the shifting seems fine for about the first 5 - 10 minutes of driving. As
the
fluid heats up, I presume, the shifting point seems to creep higher. From
second to third I have to get the RPM up to about 3000 before it will shift
and
then it is quite abrupt.
I had the fluid and filter changed at the dealer about 3 years (20,000km)
ago.
I changed the rad about a year ago (the tranny fluid runs through the rad
for
cooling). The fluid level is fine when checked standing on flat ground,
warm,
running and in neutral.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Dale
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